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Protect your pants.

Your softshell pants are breathable during the ascent, but they'll take a beating from your boots and crampons, so protect them with the Mountain Equipment Alpine Pro Shell Gore-Tex Gaiter. Their three-layer Gore-Tex shell is waterproof, breathable, and reinforced with a 500-denier nylon material along the lower leg for serious protection from rock, ice, and crampon points.

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These are hands down the best gaiters I have used. The best feature is the zipper that makes it super easy to create a tight barrier to snow and water. Gore tex pro shell offers the highest durability of all membranes available which these have. I've used other gaiters for ice climbing like the BD Frontpoints and Marmot Expeditions and these are much more slimmer fitting and lighter weight. Another great feature is that you can replace the boot strap if they wear out. I use these with a size 12 North Face mountaineering boot and size large fits perfectly.